Biographies (6)

Biography EssayOne of the most celebrated and controversial novelists of the past two decades, E. L. Doctorow has an uncanny ability to reach both the general audience (The Book of Daniel, Welcome to ...
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E.L. Doctorow (born 1931) is widely regarded as one of America's pre-eminent novelists of the 20th Century. His work is philosophically probing, employing an adventurous prose style, and the use of hi...
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"It was juggling that had got me where I was . . . . I practiced my juggling. I juggled anything, Spaldeens, stones, oranges, empty green Coca-Cola bottles, I juggled rolls we stole hot from the bins ...
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Edgar Laurence Doctorow was born in New York on 6 January 1931. He attended the Bronx High School of Science and later studied at Kenyon College, where he received his B.A. in 1952. Like the hero of T...
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One of the most celebrated and controversial novelists of the past two decades, E. L. Doctorow has an uncanny ability to reach both the general audience (The Book of Daniel , Welcome to Hard Times, a...
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[This entry was updated by Douglas Fowler (Florida State University) from his entry in DLB 173: American Novelists Since World War II, Fifth Series.]E. L. Doctorow's narrative art is a distinctive fus...
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Essays & Analysis (37)

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Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Introduction
Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Introduction
Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Introduction
Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Introduction
Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Introduction
Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Introduction
Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Introduction
Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Doctorow's work has been characterized as fabulist and described as allegorical romance. Although much of his fiction focuses on historical fact, Doctorow has stated his preference...
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Doctorow is an American novelist and editor, best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. Major fictive concerns with Doctorow are the cyclical nature of history and ways of knowing. ...
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Doctorow is an American novelist and editor, best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. Major fictive concerns with Doctorow are the cyclical nature of history and ways of knowing. ...
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Doctorow is an American novelist and editor, best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. Major fictive concerns with Doctorow are the cyclical nature of history and ways of knowing. ...
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Doctorow is an American novelist, editor, and playwright best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. Major fictive concerns with Doctorow are the cyclical nature of history and ways ...
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Doctorow is an American novelist, editor, and playwright best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. Major fictive concerns with Doctorow are the cyclical nature of history and ways ...
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Doctorow is an American novelist, editor, and playwright best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. Major fictive concerns with Doctorow are the cyclical nature of history and ways ...
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Doctorow is an American novelist, editor, and playwright best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. Major fictive concerns with Doctorow are the cyclical nature of history and ways ...
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Doctorow is an American novelist and editor, best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. His major fictive concerns are the cyclical nature of history and experience. Doctorow experi...
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Doctorow is an American novelist and editor, best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. His major fictive concerns are the cyclical nature of history and experience. Doctorow experi...
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Doctorow is an American novelist and editor, best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. His major fictive concerns are the cyclical nature of history and experience. Doctorow experi...
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Doctorow is an American novelist and editor, best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. His major fictive concerns are the cyclical nature of history and experience. Doctorow experi...
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Doctorow is an American novelist and editor, best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. His major fictive concerns are the cyclical nature of history and experience. Doctorow experi...
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Doctorow is an American novelist and editor, best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. His major fictive concerns are the cyclical nature of history and experience. Doctorow experi...
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Doctorow is an American novelist and editor, best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. His major fictive concerns are the cyclical nature of history and experience. Doctorow experi...
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Doctorow is an American novelist and editor, best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. His major fictive concerns are the cyclical nature of history and experience. Doctorow experi...
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Doctorow is an American novelist and editor, best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. His major fictive concerns are the cyclical nature of history and experience. Doctorow experi...
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Doctorow is an American novelist and editor, best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. His major fictive concerns are the cyclical nature of history and experience. Doctorow experi...
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Doctorow is an American novelist and editor, best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. His major fictive concerns are the cyclical nature of history and experience. Doctorow experi...
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Politics have been a fertile source for literature since ancient times. Because the success or failure of any one political ideology depends so heavily on the ability of adherents and det...
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